Comparative and Superlative Adjectives Worksheets for 3rd Grade
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Skill: Forming and choosing comparative and superlative adjectives
Teaching tips and what to try next
Comparatives (-er, more) compare two things; superlatives (-est, most) compare three or more. Common slips are "more taller" and irregular forms like good/better/best. Review Adjectives: Describe the Bold Word, or see more grammar in Parts of Speech: Identify the Bold Word (5th grade).
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Comparative and superlative adjectives help us compare things. When we compare two things, we use the comparative form, usually ending in -er: a whale is bigger than a shark. When we compare three or more, we use the superlative form, usually ending in -est: the blue whale is the biggest animal of all. This third-grade worksheet practices making and choosing both forms.
In Part A, students write the comparative and superlative forms of eight adjectives in a simple chart. The list includes the common spelling changes: doubling the last letter (big, bigger, biggest), changing y to i (happy, happier, happiest), and dropping the silent e (nice, nicer, nicest). It also includes a longer word that uses more and most (careful) and the irregular adjective good, which becomes better and best. In Part B, students read seven sentences and choose the correct form, such as "Today is (colder / coldest) than yesterday."
How to use it: review the rule with real objects. Line up two pencils and ask which is longer, then add a third and ask which is the longest. For Part B, teach students to look for clue words: than usually means comparing two things, and the before the adjective often means comparing three or more. Reading each finished sentence aloud helps students hear mistakes such as "more taller."
The answer key shows both forms for every adjective and the correct choice for every sentence. This worksheet supports Common Core standard L.3.1.g (form and use comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs). Review with our Adjectives worksheet, and try our Subject-Verb Agreement worksheet next.